Override City Charter Section 6.15(c) for FY2027 budget
Yes
Motion permitted approximately $11,980,772 beyond the charter tax cap. Passed 11–3. Recorded in city meeting minutes, pages 16 and 21. A readable copy is preserved by Manchester Publick. The video link is the general Channel 22 archive, not a verified recording of this meeting. This aldermen motion was not a School Committee vote.
What Kelly Thomas did and said
Account checked 2026-11-09Recorded actions
June 9, 2026: voted Yes on the tax-cap override (passed 11–3) and Yes on the city general-fund appropriation (passed 11–3). Voted No on the school appropriation (passed 10–4). Supported Terrio’s unsuccessful alternative. Voted against the separate school appropriation and the health/ opioid-fund transfer.
Individual remarks
No separate individual explanation for supporting the override while opposing the school appropriation has been verified for this account. The different votes should not be treated as identical positions on every part of the budget.
Sources for this account
Meeting video archive ↗ Archive link; specific recording and timestamps await verification.